Which to use
“décollent” and “déroulent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,567
- “décollent” frequency rank
- #11,396
- “déroulent” frequency rank
- 56963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décollent | déroulent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décoller. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dérouler. |
Where the eye mixes décollent and déroulent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décollent (CVCVCCVCC) and déroulent (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between décollent and déroulent
A purely visual mix-up. décollent (\de.kɔl\) and déroulent (\de.ʁul\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décollent is recorded at frequency rank #45,567, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔl\. déroulent is at rank #11,396, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁul\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56963, this pair ranks #117,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décollent vs déroulent
Shared letters: delnoté. Private to "décollent": c. Private to "déroulent": ru.
"décollent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "déroulent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décollent" and "déroulent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décollent" vs "déroulent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décollent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décollent" and "déroulent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #117,875 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.